Bjerkan Surname

361,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjerkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjerkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8781:5,857589
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Denmark321:176,39714,920
England121:4,643,172139,951
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bjerkan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bjerkan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bjerkan occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjerkan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 361,972nd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,294,841 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bjerkan are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Bjerkan is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 878 people, or 1 in 5,857. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 46 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent live and Western Norway, where 16 percent live. Other than Norway this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Bjerkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bjerkan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bjerkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bjerkan last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bjerkan earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning 320,521 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjerkhamn889/
Bjeerkhan881/
Bierkan8646/
Bjerkam860/
Bierkant8054/
Bserkhan8011/
Bierkandt75168/
Bzeerkhan751/
Bseerkhan751/
Vierkan711/
Biercan710/
Vjirkhan671/
Bierkamt671/
Vierkandt6366/
Bjerkheim6315/
Pzeerkhan6311/
Viercant5316/
Wierzkon532/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bjerkan
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